ARAMAKI:
Chief, Security Police Section 9
Aramaki is very intelligent and resourceful enough to control the unique
personalities of Bateau and Kusanagi. He has been Chief of the secret
intelligence agency for as long as anyone can remember. He would rather get his
job done and hates to intervene in politics. However, he is also the
Machiavelist who doesn't mind getting his hands dirty in pursuit of duty. His
personality is too complex to perceive what he is actually thinking.

MOTOKO KUSANAGI:Security Police Section 9
All background info about Kusanagi is unknown, but assuming from her nick-name,
she may have been in military service before. She is an expert on unlawful
activity, secret intelligence, and demolitions. The "Major" was
scouted from the special maneuver team of the Ministry of Home Affairs. She
commands Bateau and Togusa, which makes her the number two person in Section 9.
Kusanagi had her body changed to that of a cybernetic one; Motoko's body is
almost completely robotised and only a part of her brain is from her original
body. She has an early 20's cyborg body, but actual age is estimated at being in
her late 30's. Her sub-brain can access any kind of computer network on the
Earth. The appearance of the Puppet Master has caused her to suspect the
existence of her very soul or "ghost".

BATEAU:
Security Police Section 9
An expert of unlawful activities like Motoko, he has been working as her partner
for several years. His role is to support and control Kusanagi (who tends to go
too far). They have been working together so long that they have grown
accustomed to each other. His personal life is unknown.

TOGUSA:
Security Police Section 9
Togusa is in his late 20's and married. He is the rare case of a person who has
transferred to Section 9 from the police department, after being scouted by
Kusanagi. Even though his brain has a connection to the cybernet, most of his
body is still original. Togusa is considered an outsider by the other members of
Section 9, who are mostly cyborgs transferred from
the military.

ISHIKAWA:
Security Police Section 9
The oldest member of Section 9 except for Aramaki. He is relied upon to keep his
cool in a crisis.

NAKAMURA:
Chief, Security Police Section 6
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, treaty ratification division.
Nakamura's territory is different from Section 9, however, after the Puppet
Master incident, he launched a secret operation, trying to out-maneuver Aramaki
and Section 9. He is more likely to go "by the book" than Aramaki.

PUPPET MASTER: Official codename
"Project 2501"
This is the program developed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for their
diplomatic conspiracy activities. It is connected to all the computer networks
in the world. After accessing various kinds of databases and programs, it
reached sentience and claimed itself a life form.

WILLIS:
The Chief Manager of Project 2501 development team. He has a strange sympathy
for the Puppet Master and is one of the only people who can understand
"him".